We seem to agree about the dangers of theoretical physics. One danger is that that kind of physics can seem the most scientific of all because of lingering Pythagorean worship of numbers.

I wrote a series on the question of the scientific status specifically of economics. If you're interested, see, for instance:

https://medium.com/discourse/is-economics-a-pseudoscience-134ba9594acb?sk=2d67f16fa0ba5b8a1796c436eec5855e

https://medium.com/grim-tidings/ploys-for-exaggerating-the-scientific-status-of-economics-bb1a7a56e072?sk=c3f13a7453dcae60b2acc81353d44791

https://medium.com/discourse/economics-and-physics-envy-5094ced6b3eb?sk=99fd6b2cb2d68133987e88b9721f1177

https://medium.com/original-philosophy/the-bogus-laws-of-orthodox-economics-763c2e9406b4?sk=88f4b23a4c0c2b5fe968b9dad69f4251